Early onset muscarinic manifestations after wild mushroom ingestion.

• Main Authors: Chew, Keng Sheng, Mohidin, Mohd Amin, Ahmad, Mohd Zikri, Tuan Kamauzaman, Tuan Hairul Nizam, Mohamad, Nasir
• Format: E-Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2008
• Subjects: R Medicine (General); RZ Other systems of medicine
• Online Access: http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/11624/3/IJEM%20Mushroom%20Poisoning.pdf; http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/11624/; http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs12245-008-0054-y#copyrightInformation

Despite being a favorite delicacy, only 200-300 of the 5,000 known mushroom species have been clearly established to be safe for consumption. Cases of mushroom poisoning have been reported with diverse clinical syndromes. A syndromic classification of mushroom poisoning has recently been developed t...